My mom has been living on my couch since Feb 1, 2022. After she had a car accident, it was her 5th car accident (only this one was her fault) in 1 year. The insurance company dropped her so she couldn't do food delivery anymore.
Since then, I found out that she's been sending all her money to people she talks to on Google Hangout, and What's App. Some for-gold deals that never come to fruition and to so called DEA agents who are taking care of her Poppy seeds so she can make opium and sell it to pharmaceutical companies.
I called the police to try to file a SCAM case. She was not willing to file charges, so the office filed some other type of case. It was filed over the phone, and they never came to talk to her. I told them I had the receipt from the Bitcoin machine she's been using to send the money and screen shots of the conversations. She sent over $2000 in May alone. All this is coming from her retirement that she gets every month from France.
I keep telling her to go back to France, so she can get medical help and find a place to stay, but she has it too good at my house. She doesn't have to worry about food, because she eats anything she finds, and she can keep sending money to whoever.
I told her I would get her an apartment, but she refused, because she would have to use her retirement money for food, and she doesn't want to do that.
Not sure what my options are. My brother in France and her sisters don't really seem to be interested in helping me get my mom out of my house.
I live in a 2-bedroom condo with my wife and two kids (an 8 and 5 year) who keep asking why she is still here.
She keeps giving my address out to all these people on Google Hangout, and What's App. Yes, I have blocked them from my Wi-Fi, but she just goes to Panera and talks to them there.
From the responses below, you know what your options are.
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Mom, time for a HARD chat.
New house rules.
Guests LEAVE. So time to move out. You have 30 days.
Paying rent starts next pension day.
Refusal to do either will result in eviction. I will drop you & your bags at the nearest hotel.
If there mental illness or cognitive impairment here?
That would change my response.
She is living in your house, she should be paying rent and for her food, seems like you do not want to stand up to her, take back your power.
Don't ask her, tell her, pick one option.
Might also tell her that the Condo Association has said that you are in violation of the number of people living in the condo for the number of bedrooms that you have. (that may actually be a fact you could check your local building code for actual information) And due to having more people in the unit she will have to move out.
You will have to get her legally evicted. You can file paperwork yourself at the courthouse. After the hearing the judge typically gives 30 days at that point her belongings can be removed and you can change locks.
l agree he should tell her that if it’ll convince her to leave, however.
You will be leaving use and live in your own place.
You will spend your own money on your own things.
You will learn to take public transportation.